A bit like the Halls Vi...there were the "Halls of the Hill" and the "Halls of the Hollow" living beside each other... Unrelated, and used to differentiate between them. On 15/03/2015 07:02, Viola Wiggins via wrote: > Linda, > The ref "Father ?? Called these the xxxx xxxxs", I think refers to the nickname of that branch of the family. This subject has been discussed many times. Where there are a number of families with the same surname living in an area, each family will have a nickname by which they are known to locals. > I think that is what Father XXXX ? is referring to. > Viola